Cat Among the Pigeons

I started a new Agatha Christie novel this week, written in 1956.

Here's the Book Description from Amazon:

Another term has begun at Meadowbank, a prestigious, well-respected British girls' school. The indomitable headmistress is preparing to retire and name her successor. There is a disconcertingly mature Middle Eastern princess among the students and several new staff members in residence. And a brand-new sports pavilion is the pride of the campus.
But the school year suddenly takes a deadly turn when one of the teachers is found shot to death. As the investigation ensues, it becomes clear that the killer was not an outsider—and equally clear that no one at Meadowbank is who he or she seems to be. It is up to Hercule Poirot to determine who is who—and, more importantly, what has drawn the killer to the school—before anyone else falls victim to the cat among the pigeons.

I find it interesting that Christie likes to include the Middle East in so many of her novels.

Ok, my early guess is it's the main headmistress who built the place and runs it, knowing every detail. I'm not exactly sure what her motive is. To be honest, I don't think it's her but I think it's fun to imagine what the plot would unfold to look like if it was her.

There is yet another character named Elspeth (??).

It may seem like I own all of the series because I write about them so much. But I only have eight of the revamped novels. I guess writing this blog kinda fell in line timewise with reading the novels.

GRRR why is the format coming out all messed up? I put spacing in but it doesn't show. grr.